newsclips--Newsclips 26. August 2010.

Posted: 26 Aug 2010 10:41:36 California Air Resources Board News Clips for August 26, 2010. This is a service of the California Air Resources Board?s Officeof Communications. You may need to sign in or register withindividual websites to view some of the following news articles.AB 32Business Owners, Leaders Back Prop. 23. Local community leadersand small business owners said Wednesday that Central Coastcommerce and government would be devastated if Proposition 23does not pass in the November election. The proposition wouldsuspend Assembly Bill 32, a comprehensive greenhouse gasreduction program, until the state?s unemployment reaches andremains at 5.5 percent for at least four quarters. Posted.http://www.santamariatimes.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/article_65f23098-b0d9-11df-8a40-001cc4c002e0.html?print=1CLIMATE CHANGE/GHG?SIn Alaska, Doubts About Climate Change Rise With a NewPolitician. Alaska's cliffhanger primary is poised to propel aclimate skeptic toward the U.S. Senate, observers say, likelybolstering the number of nominations achieved by conservativecandidates who challenge manmade global warming. Republican JoeMiller, a former judge with a Yale law degree, showcased Sen.Lisa Murkowski's past support for climate legislation, amongother things, before slipping by her at the voting stationsTuesday to capture a 1,900 vote lead with several thousandabsentee ballots still being counted. Posted.http://www.nytimes.com/cwire/2010/08/26/26climatewire-in-alaska-doubts-about-climate-change-rise-w-72310.html?pagewanted=printFUELSOpinion: ARB On Ethanol: Science Shows Greenhouse Gases Linked ToLand-Use Changes. In a recent article, the California EthanolVehicle Coalition stated that the Air Resources Board is clingingto ?discredited? theories on the impact on global land usechanges associated with the production of corn-based ethanol foruse in transportation fuels. This is not true. The scienceclearly and unequivocally supports the fact that there aregreenhouse gas emissions associated with land use changesresulting from the growing of corn to produce fuel. Posted.http://www.capitolweekly.net/article.php?_c=z34h9zbyjkte2q&xid=z34gbk55lc98ug&done=.z34h9zbyjlie2q#ENERGYBig California Solar Energy Push Moves Forward. California'slong-awaited boom in solar power plant construction took a majorstep forward Wednesday when state regulators approved the firstin a string of projects that will soon blanket thousands of acresof desert with mirrors harnessing the energy of the sun. TheCalifornia Energy Commission unanimously approved the BeaconSolar Energy Project, which a Florida company plans to build onthe Mojave Desert's western edge. Posted.http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/08/26/BUPV1F396C.DTL&type=printablehttp://www.eenews.net/Greenwire/print/2010/08/26/4http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/08/25/california-approves-first-u-s-thermal-solar-plant/?pagemode=printBill Would Delay Labels For Calif's TV Rules. Sacramento,Calif.?A labeling requirement related to the nation's firstenergy-efficiency standards for televisions would be delayed bysix months if Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signs a bill approved bythe California Senate. The bill sent to his desk Wednesday wouldpush back the deadline for manufacturers to post details aboutthe energy use of their TVs to July 2011 from January. Posted.http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_15897474?nclick_check=1DIESELSCorning To Hike Filter-Making Capacity In Germany. Corning Inc.said Thursday it will spend $44 million to increase its capacityfor making light-duty filters in Kaiserslautern, Germany. Theexpansion is expected to begin in the second half of 2011.Thecompany said tighter restrictions on emissions are driving demandfor filters for diesel engines. The company said more than halfthe passenger cars in Europe are diesel and will be equipped witha filter by 2011. The filters are designed to remove sootparticles from diesel vehicle exhaust. Posted.http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9HR7PS80.htmMISCELLANEOUSEPA Rules Will Bar Ships From Discharging Sewage Near CaliforniaCoast. EPA officials say the new rules taking effect next yearprohibit cruise and cargo ships from releasing about 20 milliongallons of sewage into coastal waters every year. New federalregulations will bar cruise vessels and large commercial shipsfrom discharging sewage within three miles of California'scoastline, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announcedWednesday. Posted.http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-cruise-sewage-20100826,0,5777712,print.storyhttp://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/08/25/keeping-ship-sewage-from-the-california-coast/Bacteria Seem To Be Doing A Good Cleanup Job In Gulf. Datacollected months ago show populations of carbon-eating bacteriarising in parts of a plume of oil. Now, in the area where thebugs were collected, scientists 'do not see detectable oil.' Asefforts continue to clean the oil that gushed from the blown-outwell in the Gulf of Mexico, a team of scientists has found thatnature's microbial helpers are hard at work too ? and doing abetter job than researchers had expected. Posted.http://www.latimes.com/news/science/la-sci-oil-bacteria-20100825,0,1182073,print.storyProp 26 Pits Corporate Interest ?Goliaths? Against PublicInterest ?David?s?. Putting a white hat on a November ballotmeasure funded almost exclusively by big oil, tobacco, andalcohol companies is no easy task, but the Yes on Proposition 26campaign found a way. If approved by voters, the measure wouldmake it much tougher for state or local government to collectindustry-specific mitigation fees on business activities thatcause harm to the environment or public health. Posted.http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/site/?q=print/8098Improving Infrastructure in CA vs. Green At All Costs.California?s public transportation system has made for ripecomedic fodder for many years. Particularly in SouthernCalifornia, the transit system is a joke on wheels. Over the lastyear, however, state leaders have been working to obtain fundingfor a high speed rail project to run the length of the state. OnNovember 23, Governor Schwarzenegger?s Office informed the publicthat he, alongside California?s two Democratic senators, sent aletter to President Obama in an attempt to speed the process ofobtaining federal funding for the transit project. Posted.http://caivn.org/print/7196AIR QUALITYAir Quality Takes A Costly Hit On 110-Degree Day. This week'ssudden heat wave, along with back-to-school traffic, has causedan ozone spike that air officials had been hoping to avoid thissummer -- and as a result, Valley businesses will owe a $29million dirty-air penalty next year. The air monitor in Parlieron Tuesday measured 141 parts per billion of ozone, well abovethe federal one-hour threshold of 125 ppb and the Valley'shighest reading of the summer. Posted.http://www.fresnobee.com/2010/08/25/v-print/2054190/another-triple-digit-day-today.htmlBLOGSSan Francisco Shares Its Long List of Green Vendors. In 2005, theCity of San Francisco instituted strict purchasing standardsrequiring municipal departments to buy products that met certainenvironmental, health and toxicity guidelines. Now the city hasput online the database it has developed over the past five yearsto serve as a resource for other cities as well as for corporatepurchasing agents and consumers. Called the SF Approved List, theWeb site lists more than 1,000 products, like bathroomdisinfectants and computer keyboard cleaners, that do not emitgreenhouse gases. Posted.http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/08/26/san-francisco-shares-vetted-list-of-green-vendors/?pagemode=printGlobal Warming: Can The San Bernardino Flying Squirrel Be Saved?Environmentalists have petitioned the U.S. Fish and WildlifeService to list the San Bernardino flying squirrel, a nocturnalglider native to Southern California mountains, as an endangeredspecies, threatened by climate change. The petition, filedTuesday by the Tucson-based Center for Biological Diversity,opens a new front in an effort to combat global warming throughthe Endangered Species Act. Posted.http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2010/08/global-warming-san-bernardino-flying-squirrel.htmlClean Energy Investors, Google Fight Prop. 23. The battle for thefuture of California?s landmark climate legislation, AB32, isheating up, with clean energy investors and venture capitalstepping in to combat this November?s Proposition 23 ballotinitiative. Proposition 23, whose primary backers include oilcompanies Valero and Tesoro (and now, the Adam Smith Foundationof Jefferson City, MO,) aims to ?suspend? AB32 by making enactioncontingent on a sustained and unrealistic 5.5% unemployment ratein California.http://www.triplepundit.com/2010/08/clean-energy-investors-google-fight-prop-23/
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newsclips--Newsclips 3 September 2010.

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 10:59:12 California Air Resources Board News Clips for September 3, 2010.This is a service of the California Air Resources Board?s Officeof Communications. You may need to sign in or register withindividual websites to view some of the following news articles.AB 32What Would Proposition 23 Cost Us? In its August 30 edition, TheTribune gave space to Pismo Beach City Councilman Ed Waage tolist his reasons why California?s Global Warming Solutions Act,AB 32, should be suspended by the oil industry-supported ballotinitiative known as Proposition 23 (?Boosteconomy by voting for Proposition 23?). Posted.http://calcoastnews.com/2010/09/what-would-proposition-23-cost-us/CLIMATE CHANGE/GHG?SInland Business Leaders Want Greenhouse-Gas Cuts Suspended.Riverside County Supervisor Jeff Stone, joined by local businessleaders, urged voters Thursday to support the suspension ofCalifornia's greenhouse gas law. The 2006 law, known as AB 32,requires that the state reduce emissions to 1990 levels by 2020.Opponents of the law say the enormous investments needed tocomply with AB 32 will kill jobs and burden local businesses.Posted.http://www.pe.com/localnews/stories/PE_News_Local_D_prop03.b2dc9.htmlKoch Firm Donates $1 Million To Campaign To Suspend ClimateChange Law. A company headed by oil billionaires Charles andDavid Koch have contributed $1 million to the campaign torollback the state's landmark climate change law. Filings withthe California Secretary of the State show that Flint HillsResources, a wholly owned subsidiary of oil conglomerate KochIndustries Inc., made the contribution to the Yes on 23 Committeeon Thursday. Tesoro Co., a San Antonio-based oil refiner, alsocontributed $1 million to the pro-Proposition 23 committee onThursday. Posted.http://www.sacbee.com/2010/09/03/3003630/koch-firm-donates-1-million-to.html#ixzz0yU9iHCUvU.S. Affirms 17% Climate Target; Envoys Cite Progress on `GreenFund'. The U.S. failure to pass cap-and- trade legislation won?tchange its target for 2020 to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions byroughly 17 percent, climate negotiator Todd Stern said today. TheHouse approved a bill last year to set limits on carbon dioxidelinked to global warming and create a market in pollutionallowances. The bill, supported by President Barack Obama,stalled in the Senate. Posted.http://www.bloomberg.com/news/print/2010-09-03/u-s-affirms-17-climate-target-envoys-cite-progress-on-green-fund-.htmlOPINION: Next In Combating Climate Change. We?ve all heard thatsomething needs to be done about global warming but may havewondered what concrete steps were being taken. How do we reducegreenhouse gases and turn down the heat? California became aleader in climate change policy when it passed the Global WarmingSolutions Act of 2006, which called for a reduction of greenhousegases back to 1990 levels by the year 2020 and 80 percent below1990 levels by 2050. Posted.http://www.santamariatimes.com/news/opinion/editorial/commentary/article_2ce43fda-b723-11df-8779-001cc4c03286.html?print=1OPINION: Hicks: We'd Rather Not Let The Facts Get In The Way Of AGood Opinion. This just in -- and it's a biggie: Someone with apublic stance on a controversial issue has changed his mind.Danish political scientist and statistician Bjorn Lomborg -- asupposedly famous (no, really) skeptic of climate change -- hasreversed his position that any climate change that was reallyhappening wasn't worth the effort to combat. Posted.http://www.mercurynews.com/entertainment/ci_15975464http://content.usatoday.com/communities/sciencefair/post/2010/09/bjorn-lomborg-climate-changes-mind/1AIR POLLUTIONTexas Coal Plant?s 50,000 Air Pollution Violations Lead to LegalChallenge. Action Taken After Texas Agency Ignores Problem andFails to Act. More than 50,000 air pollution violations at themassive Martin Lake coal-fired power plant led the Sierra Club,represented by Earthjustice and Environmental Integrity Project,to file a lawsuit today in federal court against plant ownerLuminant (formerly TXU). Posted.http://yubanet.com/usa/Texas-Coal-Plant-s-50-000-Air-Pollution-Violations-Lead-to-Legal-Challenge.phpSCAG Rejects Air Pollution Reduction Targets. The SouthernCalifornia Association of Governments on Thursday rejectedstronger greenhouse gas emission reduction targets recommended bythe state's clean air agency. The standards set by the CaliforniaAir Resources Board aimed to help reduce air pollution. The boardrequested that greenhouse gas emissions from vehicles be reducedby 6 percent by 2020 and by 13 percent by 2035. Posted.http://www.contracostatimes.com/california/ci_15977584?nclick_check=1http://www.vcstar.com/news/2010/sep/02/builders-environmentalists-split-on-decision-on/http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_15975758?nclick_check=1http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9I0GNK81.htmValley Businesses to Foot Bill for $29 Million Ozone Fine.Businesses across the Central Valley can expect higher fees fromthe San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District because ofa violation of an ozone standard. The violation of the one-hourozone standard was recorded last week due to a spike inback-to-school traffic, triple-digit temperatures and smoke fromarea fires. As a result, the Central Valley is on the hook for a$29 million fine this year and every year until the standard ismet. Posted.http://www.turnto23.com/south_county/24863281/detail.htmlhttp://www.turnto23.com/news/24856550/detail.html GREEN/ENERGYSolar Projects Still Sorting Out Tortoises' Fate. BrightSourceEnergy Co. has pounded hundreds of wooden surveyor stakes intothe earth in northeast San Bernardino County while awaiting finaldecisions from state and federal agencies on whether to turn 5.6square miles of public land into a solar energy plant. Posted.http://www.pe.com/localnews/stories/PE_News_Local_D_solar03.4df0585.htmlTIRE CHECKCalifornia Now Requires Tire Pressure Checks. Californiaautomobile service providers are now required to check tirepressures for every vehicle being maintained or repaired at theirfacility. The regulation, issued by the California Air ResourcesBoard, applies to auto maintenance/repair providers but not toauto parts distributers/retailers, auto body/paint facilities,auto glass installers or wreckers/dismantlers. It went intoeffect September 1, 2010. Posted.http://www.autoserviceworld.com/issues/story.aspx?aid=1000384293EDITORIAL: The EPA's New Gas-Mileage Labels Are Good but NotPerfect. THE ENVIRONMENTAL Protection Agency is asking forcomments on its proposed new gas mileage stickers for automobiles-- so here's ours. On the whole, both of the agency's twosuggested alternative stickers represent much-needed improvementover current fuel-economy labeling. They more clearly andbrightly inform consumers of exactly how much fuel the variousmodels can be expected to consume, how much greenhouse gases theycan be expected to emit and how they perform in comparison tosimilar models. Posted.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/02/AR2010090204526.htmlFUELS Chicken Waste As Fuel Source Gets Initial OK. A private company'splan to use chicken waste to power an energy generation projectsouth of the city of Sonoma cleared a preliminary hurdleThursday. In a 10-minute special meeting, the Sonoma County Boardof Supervisors gave its consent to financing the project through$35 million in state-issued bonds. Posted.http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20100902/ARTICLES/100909859/1350?Title=Chicken-waste-as-fuel-source-gets-initial-OKMISCELLANEOUSScientist's Firing After 36 Years Fuels 'PC' Debate at UCLA. Alongtime professor at UCLA, told that he would not be rehiredbecause his "research is not aligned with the academic mission"of his department, says he's being fired after 36 years at theprestigious school because his scientific beliefs are"politically incorrect." But UCLA says Dr. James Enstrom'spolitics have nothing to do with its decision. Posted.http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/08/31/pc-professors-firing-fueling-exhaustive-debate/BLOGS Up In The Air...In An All-Electric Plane. The electric Cri-Criairplane was airborne Thursday ? for all of seven minutes. The4-engine aircraft, from Airbus parent corporation EADS, is thefirst of its kind. Its maiden flight took place at Le Bourgetairport near Paris. The flight was smooth, the company said, andquiet. The plane has lithium batteries and four electric propmotors that don?t emit carbon dioxide like standard aircraft.Posted.http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2010/09/cri-cri-electric-plane.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+GreenspaceEnvironmentBlog+%28Greenspace%29Another Item for Climate Panel?s To-Do List. A committee convenedby the InterAcademy Council, the association of the world?sleading national science academies, delivered a long to-do listto the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change on Monday,including steps ranging from limiting the term and policyrecommendations of its leadership to fostering more transparencyin its machinations and being more careful to describe thescience determining the strength, or weakness, of particularconclusions. Posted.http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/09/03/another-item-for-climate-panels-to-do-list/?pagemode=print
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Key Items Needed For Child Support Modification

Changing your financial child support obligation or your ex-wife's obligation can easily be done through the courts, but requires a few key steps in order to have it go smoothly through the courts without a hitch-knowing what is working for you and against you will help you with your child support modification order through the courts, and ensure that it continues and is fulfilled to the court's requirements...

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Joint Child Custody Forms | Free Printable Child Custody Forms

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newsclips--Newsclips 9. August 2010.

Posted: 09 Aug 2010 11:58:58 California Air Resources Board News Clips for August 9, 2010. This is a service of the California Air Resources Board?s Officeof Communications. You may need to sign in or register withindividual websites to view some of the following news articles.AB 32/ PROP 23Laird, Blakeslee Disagree Over Prop. 23 In Debate In ArroyoGrande. Arroyo GRANDE - The two leading candidates for stateSenate agreed during a Friday night debate in Arroyo Grande thatglobal warming is real, but disagreed on what to do about it.Republican Assemblyman Sam Blakeslee and former Assemblyman JohnLaird, a Democrat, disagreed on whether voters should repealProposition 23 on the November ballot. Posted.http://www.contracostatimes.com/california/ci_15697535Valero Adds $3M To Oppose Calif. Climate Law. Sacramento, Calif.A Texas-based oil company has added another $3 million to theballot campaign seeking to suspend California's landmark globalwarming law. Valero Services Inc. made the contribution Friday,according to the secretary of state's campaign finance website.Proposition 23 on the November ballot seeks to delay regulationsthat are aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions untilCalifornia's unemployment rate, now at 12.3 percent, falls to 5.5percent and stays there for a year. Posted.http://www.contracostatimes.com/california/ci_15699075http://www.modbee.com/2010/08/06/1284017/valero-adds-3m-to-oppose-calif.html#ixzz0w7rybLIB http://www.vcstar.com/news/2010/aug/06/valero-adds-3m-to-oppose-calif-climate-law/CLIMATE CHANGE/GHG?SAir Board To Release Proposed Greenhouse Gas Targets. Sacramento- Communities in Inland Southern California would need to expandpublic transit, curb sprawl and take other steps to meetgreenhouse gas reduction targets soon to emerge from stateair-quality regulators. The proposed targets, to be released asearly as Monday, will be a major step in the implementation of SB375, a 2008 bill that aims to reduce emissions linked to globalwarming by influencing local governments' land-use andtransportation policies. Posted.http://www.pe.com/localnews/stories/PE_News_Local_D_landuse08.2d43e84.htmlWhite House Still Hopes To Pass Bill This Year --The White Houseis "deeply disappointed" that Congress hasn't passed climatelegislation but won't give up on getting it done this year,President Obama's top climate and energy adviser said yesterday.Carol Browner said on NBC's "Meet the Press" that theadministration is still holding out hope for a legislativevictory on climate and energy, despite the political challengesof passing a controversial bill through the Senate after thechamber returns from its August recess." Posted.http://www.eenews.net/Greenwire/print/2010/08/09/1Editorial: More Evidence Of Global Warming. What's mostdiscouraging about the politicized debate over climate change isseeing the distrust of science sharply rise. The climate changedenial caucus is so vocal that even as new evidence reinforcesthe conclusion that human activity is warming the planet, peoplerefuse to see it. Scientists must keep reporting the data as itis collected, though, so this month the National Oceanic andAtmospheric Administration released its State of the Climatereport. Posted.http://www.enterprisenews.com/news/news_columnists/x1028351467/Editorial-More-evidence-of-global-warmingOn Leadership: Carbon and climate change: Why are we behind? TheUnited States suffers from a severe case of what my Thunderbirdcolleague Gregory Unruh termed years ago "carbon lock-in." Carbonlock-in refers to the self-perpetuating inertia created byinterlocking institutional forces and cultural norms that inhibitefforts to develop alternative energy systems. Posted.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/08/06/AR2010080606029.htmlDimmer view of Earth. When Stanford climate scientist ChristopherField looks at visual feeds from a satellite monitoringdeforestation in the Amazon basin, he sees images streaked withwhite lines devoid of data. The satellite, Landsat 7, is broken.Posted.http://www.insidebayarea.com/oaklandtribune/localnews/ci_15689267UN panel: New Taxes Needed For A Climate Fund. Bonn,Germany?Carbon taxes, add-ons to international air fares and alevy on cross-border money movements are among ways beingconsidered by a panel of the world's leading economists to raisea staggering $100 billion a year to fight climate change. Posted.http://www.contracostatimes.com/environment/ci_15683210Climate Talks Appear To Slip Backward. Bonn, Germany?Globalclimate talks appeared to have slipped backward after five daysof negotiations in Bonn, with rich and poor countries exchangingcharges of reneging on agreements they made last year to containgreenhouse gases. Posted.http://www.contracostatimes.com/environment/ci_15693765Relentless Heat Wave Roasts Russia. While the mid-Atlantic hassuffered through a sultry summer so far, conditions have not beennearly as extreme as in parts of Europe, particularly Russia. TheRussian heat wave of July and August, along with related droughtconditions and wildfires, have garnered international headlinesin recent weeks, and will surely be studied by climate scientistsand public health experts for years to come, both for itsintensity and duration. Posted.http://voices.washingtonpost.com/capitalweathergang/2010/08/relentless_heat_wave_roasts_ru.htmlhttp://www.examiner.com/x-10722-Austin-Science-Policy-Examiner~y2010m8d9-Record-heat-waves-and-floods-could-become-the-normENERGY/GREEN ENERGYJerry Brown Emphasizes Green Energy In Jobs Plan. The Democratsays investment in renewable energy should create 500,000 newjobs in the state in the next 10 years. He would consider taxbreaks to encourage creation of manufacturing jobs. Democraticgubernatorial nominee Jerry Brown quietly unveiled a jobs planSunday that calls for creating green-energy jobs, investing inthe state's infrastructure and education, increasingmanufacturing jobs and improving job-training programs. Posted.http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-brown-jobs-20100809,0,3647153,print.storyhttp://www.sacbee.com/2010/08/09/2945626/brown-adds-details-to-clean-energy.htmlhttp://www.fresnobee.com/2010/08/08/v-print/2034493/capitol-alert-brown-beefs-up-jobs.htmlL.A. Tops in Calif. Clean-Tech Companies. Los Angeles County hasthe most clean-tech companies in the state, with Orange, SantaClara, San Diego, Alameda and San Francisco counties followingit, according to a report released Thursday by the nonprofitEnvironmental Defense Fund. According to the report, whichincludes an online mapping tool, the green economy reaches everymajor metropolitan area in the state. Posted.http://www.bizjournals.com/losangeles/stories/2010/08/02/daily29.htmlFairfax Enacts Ban On Smartmeter Installation. Fairfax -- TheFairfax Town Council unanimously approved the first reading of anordinance banning the installation of remote-controlled utilitymeters within the town's borders Wednesday, despite a last-minutepromise by PG&E that it would stop installing its trademarkedSmartMeters in Fairfax. Posted.http://www.insidebayarea.com/oaklandtribune/localnews/ci_15684293AIR QUALITYObama Acts As Clean-Tech Venture Capitalist. Racks of lime-greenbatteries awaited inspection on the factory floor when thewell-connected investor swept through Smith Electric Vehicles inKansas City, Mo., last month. A week later he broke ground on anadvanced vehicle battery plant in Holland, Mich., the ninthbattery facility his money has helped jump-start in the lastyear. Meet the country's venture capitalist-in-chief, PresidentObama. Posted.http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/08/09/BUGN1EQ09H.DTL&type=printableClean-Air Grants Should Help Farmers Curb Burning. On July 28thin Sacramento, State Senator Dean Florez (D-Shafter) convened ahearing to review rulings by the governing board of the SanJoaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District (SJVAPCD) and theCalifornia Air Resources Board to continue to allow the openfield burning of agricultural waste products in the San JoaquinValley. Posted.http://www.thebusinessjournal.com/commentary/28-commentary/5844-clean-air-grants-should-help-farmers-curb-burningSmog Over Moscow Worsens As Wildfires Rage. Moscow?A suffocatingsmog from wildfires hung over the Russian capital Saturday,raising the concentration of dangerous pollutants to a new highas exasperated residents donned masks and dozens of flights weredelayed or diverted at the city's airports. Posted.http://www.contracostatimes.com/nation-world/ci_15703526?nclick_check=1http://www.contracostatimes.com/nation-world/ci_15716495Fresno State Balloon Tracks Dairies' Acrid Gases. An orangeballoon floated 50 feet above California State University,Fresno's small dairy herd last week, helping in the unsavory taskof gathering air samples from a plume of pungent gases. Posted.http://www.fresnobee.com/2010/08/05/2031238/fresno-state-balloon-tracks-dairies.htmlhttp://www.modbee.com/2010/08/06/1284375/fresno-state-studies-valley-dairy.html#ixzz0w7pWLz64VEHICLESCar Rental Companies To Offer Electric Nissan Leafs. Beginning asearly as January, electric cars will be available at the nation'stwo largest auto rental companies. Enterprise Rent-A-Car, NorthAmerica's largest car rental firm, unveiled plans last week tooffer about 500 Nissan Leaf all-electric cars, initially atdealerships in Los Angeles, San Diego, Portland and Seattle.Posted.http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-travel-briefcase-20100809,0,698051,print.story$5 Million to Go Towards Electric Car Charging Plan. Electroniccar owners in the Bay Area may soon have easier access tocharging stations as the Bay Area Air Quality Management Districtapproved $5 million in funding last week to go toward developinga regional electric vehicle charging infrastructure program.Posted.http://sfappeal.com/alley/2010/08/5-million-to-go-towards-electric-car-charging-plan.phpIt's Not Just The Weather That Attracts Start-Up Manufacturers OfAlternative-Fuel Vehicles To California. The state's ZeroEmission Vehicle program has created a marketplace for creditsearned by selling electric and other low-emission vehicles. Thatmeans a potential source of income for small electric-vehiclemakers that earn the credits but don't need them. Indeed, part ofthe business plan of some small companies trying to break intothe electric-car business involves selling credits to largermanufacturers. Posted.http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13746_7-20012374-48.htmlBLOGSDiesel vs. Gasoline Pollution- Diesel Making Improvements. Enginetechnology has come a long way in just the past few decades.Perceptions have changed- well some of them- as people begin tobranch out and try newer cars powered by new engines and thetechnology in them. Posted.http://blog.gasbuddy.com/posts/Diesel-vs-gasoline-pollution-diesel-making-improvements/1715-416825-364.aspx
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Relationship Advice - Dating Tips For After a Divorce

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Requirements For Summary Dissolution

Divorce is a far easier process now than it was a few decades ago. The laws have changed since the days when two spouses were pitted against each other as enemies, simply to allow them to end a difficult marriage. Fortunately, divorce has gotten considerably easier, and couples can now get a summary dissolution to end their marriage without involving the court. However, this is only available to those who meet certain requirements.

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Scholarships and Grants in Florida

All National Merit, National Achievement and National Hispanic finalists can get a $6500 a year and all other students can expect from 2-5 thousand a year

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Scholarships and Grants in Georgia

Wesleyan College in Georgia offers three grand a year for GPAs of 3.25 or better. You can get up to 50 off your tuition if you are the daughter of a

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Scholarships and Grants in New Mexico

The Lottery Success Scholarship is an easy one to get if you are attending a 2 or 4 year college in New Mexico and you graduated from a New Mexico high

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newsclips--Newsclips 30. August 2010.

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 11:09:40 California Air Resources Board News Clips for August 30, 2010. This is a service of the California Air Resources Board?s Officeof Communications. You may need to sign in or register withindividual websites to view some of the following news articles.AB 32Governor Signs AB 1846 by Assemblyman Manuel P?rez. Sacramento,California - A flurry of activity on the Friday before the end ofLegislative Session saw the approval of several more bills byState Assemblyman V. Manuel P?rez, as well as the signing of AB1846 by the Governor (Chapter 195, Statutes of 2010). ?Today,with the enactment of AB 1846, the state took another step towardthe successful and responsible implementation of the GlobalWarming Solutions Act (AB 32),? said P?rez. Posted.http://imperialvalleynews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7866&Itemid=1OPINION: Don Polson The Way I See It: Pay, Sacrifice Keep OceansFrom Rising? For your late-summer vacation reading my vacation,your reading I've left a series on the issues surroundingCalifornia's Global Warming Solutions Act, AB 32, and the repealeffort The photo was meant to be a bit dramatic: GovernorSchwarzenegger in front of a large, detailed, computer-generatedGoogle-type map of San Francisco Bay and the Bay Bridge,featuring a disappearing Treasure Island for the desired effect.Posted. http://www.redbluffdailynews.com/opinion/ci_15939709OPINION: The Urgent Islands. If a country sinks beneath the sea,is it still a country? That is a question about which theRepublic of the Marshall Islands ? a Micronesian nation of 29low-lying coral atolls ? is now seeking expert legal advice. Itis also a question the United States Senate might ask itself thenext time it refuses to deal with climate change. According tothe world?s leading scientists, sea-level rise is one of thegreatest dangers of global warming ? Posted.http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/30/opinion/30mon4.html?sq=globalwarming&st=cse&scp=4&pagewanted=printProp. 23: Will It Save Or Eliminate State Jobs? Politicians,voters at odds over environmental issue. Supporters and opponentsof Proposition 23 agree on one thing ? it's all about jobs andwhether California's aggressive policies to reduce greenhouse gasemissions will create or kill them. The November ballotinitiative would put a hold on Assembly Bill 32 ? the lawrequiring the state's greenhouse gas emissions to be cut to 1990levels by 2020 ? until unemployment in the state drops to 5.5percent for a full year. Posted.http://www.mydesert.com/article/20100829/BUSINESS02/8290316/Prop-23-Will-it-save-or-eliminate-state-jobs-OPINION: AB 32: Dissembling And Gamesmanship Galore. In thedebate over AB 32, the state?s landmark 2006 anti-global warminglaw, there?s been a remarkable amount of slippery talk,dissembling and inconsistency from both its critics and itsadmirers. The law forces California to shift to cleaner but muchcostlier forms of energy that create fewer of the gases thatcontribute to global warming. Some critics of the law ? whosupport Proposition 23, the Nov. 2 ballot measure targeting itsimplementation ? play a double game. Posted.http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/aug/30/ab-32-dissembling-and-gamesmanship-galore/OPINION: The Rest of the Story. In his Fox and Hounds opinionpiece [1] on August 27, Jeremy Leffler COO of BayBio, an industryconsortium, touts the growth in biotechnology and bemoans theeffects of Proposition 23 could have on that industry. He's gotmany facts wrong and misses the bigger picture. Mr. Lefflerstates that AB32 was adopted in "bi-partisan fashion." In 2006,on a party-line vote, legislative Democrats passed AB32 over theobjections of Republicans. Posted.http://foxandhoundsdaily.com/print/7692CLIMATE CHANGE/GHG?sFlaws Found in U.N. Climate Structure. United Nations ? Thescientists involved in producing the periodic United Nationsreports on climate change need to be more open to alternativeviews and more transparent about their own possible conflicts ofinterest, an independent review panel said Monday. Those wereamong numerous recommendations made by the panel appointed lastMarch to assess how a few glaring errors ? including a predictionthat the Himalayan glaciers would disappear by 2035 ? made itinto the last such United Nations report released in 2007. Posted.http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/31/world/31nations.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss&pagewanted=printGreenhouse-Gas Regulation Backed by a Majority in DefenseCouncil's Poll. A majority of U.S. voters say the governmentshould regulate greenhouse gases linked to global warming andthat the Environmental Protection Agency is up to the job, a pollfor the Natural Resources Defense Council found. Regulatingglobal-warming gases from power plants and refineries issupported by 60 percent of likely voters and opposed by 34percent, according to the survey commissioned by theenvironmental group, which backs such curbs. Posted.http://www.bloomberg.com/news/print/2010-08-30/greenhouse-gas-regulation-backed-by-majority-in-u-s-poll-by-group-nrdc.htmlEnvironmental Groups Face Their Future In Climate-Change Debate.On Thursday, some of the country's most respected environmentalgroups - in the midst of their biggest political fight in twodecades - sent a group of activists to Milwaukee with a message.We're losing. They put on what they called a "CarnivOil" - a fakecarnival with a stilt-wearing barker, free "tar balls" (chocolatedoughnuts), and a suit-wearing "oil executive" punching somebodydressed like a crab. Posted.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/08/29/AR2010082903699_pf.htmlENERGY/GREEN ENERGYTV Energy-Efficiency Push Faces 6-Month Delay. A portion ofCalifornia's bid to save energy and cut greenhouse gas emissionsby forcing tough efficiency standards onto flat-screentelevisions will be delayed until July 2011 if Gov. ArnoldSchwarzenegger (R) decides to sign legislation that landed on hisdesk this week. Posted.http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/print/2010/08/27/5Calif. High-Speed Rail Line Would Create Thousands Of 'Green'Jobs ? Report. A high-speed rail line in California would preventnearly half a billion pounds, or 220,000 metric tons, of carbondioxide emissions a year by 2035, while also creating thousandsof new jobs in the green sector, according to a new report fromthe University of California, Irvine. "Thinking Ahead: High-SpeedRail in Southern California," prepared by the school's Instituteof Transportation Studies, says a train network would have vasteconomic and environmental benefits for the state. Posted.http://www.eenews.net/Greenwire/2010/08/27/12Public Housing Could Save $1 Billion Annually On Energy Bills ?Report. A new report is urging the Department of Housing andUrban Development to chop a fifth of its energy budget withefficiency measures. The study released yesterday by CharlieHarak of the National Consumer Law Center said HUD has been slowto act on congressional mandates to reduce its energy use, andthat the delay is harming Americans in assisted housing who coulduse the financial relief. Posted.http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/print/2010/08/27/6State Awards Local Energy Firm $1 Million. The California EnergyCommission has awarded $1 million in funding to Sacramento-basedPropel Fuels Inc. for alternative fuel pumps. Propel will install10 new dispensers for its ethanol-based fuel, which will annuallydisplace more than 3.2 million gallons of petroleum-based fuelswith a low-carbon alternative, the commission said. Thecommission said Propel will provide nearly $3 million inadditional funds for the project. Posted.http://www.sacbee.com/2010/08/27/v-print/2987327/state-awards-local-energy-firm.htmlVEHICLESFord's Road To An Electric-Vehicle Future Starts In The PacificNorthwest. The city of Seattle and Ford Motor Co. inked apartnership yesterday to prepare the region's consumers andelectric grid for a day when millions of automobiles charge up atoutlets and emit less greenhouse gas emissions. In the comingmonths, the Detroit-based automaker will work with the municipalutility Seattle City Light to educate consumers about everythingfrom how much it would cost to charge up an electric sedan to howfar it would go on nary a drop of fuel. Posted.http://www.eenews.net/Greenwire/print/2010/08/27/11EMISSIONSTighter Emission Standards For S.J. Valley Getting Closer. Valleycommunities must reduce greenhouse gas emissions from cars andlight trucks by 5 percent per capita over the next decade under adraft proposal to be considered by state regulators next month.The plan also calls for a 10 percent decline by 2035. But can itbe done? The San Joaquin Valley faces unique hurdles in designingcommunities that encourage walking, biking or publictransportation. Posted.http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100830/A_NEWS/8300308/-1/NEWSMAPDIESELSState Grant Program Helps Farmers Get More Fuel-EfficientEquipment. When the old tractor Ferndale dairyman Chris Cahilluses to mix feed for his cows breaks down, he has to stop and dothe work by hand or borrow equipment from a neighbor -- makingthe feed amount inconsistent or slowing down his day. This mostlyhappens in the winter cold, he said, but like most other dairyfarmers, Cahill said he didn't have the money to replace agingequipment on his farm. Posted.http://www.contracostatimes.com/california/ci_15938425?nclick_check=1How to Stop Idling Trucks from Wasting 1.2 Billion Gallons ofFuel Annually in the U.S. Idling costly for truckers, consumersand the environment, but electric auxiliary power units (APUs)could change that. If you've ever traveled on a U.S. InterstateHighway at night, you've likely come across large numbers oftrucks idling at rest areas and truck stops. Long-haul truckersare required by law to rest for 10 out of every 24 hour period.Posted.http://earthandindustry.com/2010/08/how-to-stop-idling-trucks-from-wasting-1-2-billion-gallons-of-fuel-annually-in-the-u-s/Judge Upholds L.A. Port's Truck Emissions Rules. A federal judgehas given the nation's busiest port complex authority to requireshipping trucks to reduce air pollution. U.S. District CourtJudge Christina Snyder ruled yesterday that the Port of LosAngeles' Clean Trucks Program can require trucks coming in andout of the port to meet diesel emissions standards. Posted.http://www.eenews.net/Greenwire/print/2010/08/27/13Earthtalk: Newer Diesel Engines Kinder To The Environment. DearEarthTalk: I've been hearing about the great gas mileage forVolkswagens that use diesel fuel. But is it better for theenvironment to use diesel or unleaded gasoline? -- K. Cronk, BayCity, Mich. In the past, diesel fuel was always considereddirtier than gasoline. But newer standards regulating sulfurcontent and improved technology in diesel engines have madediesel somewhat kinder to the environment. Posted.http://www.azdailysun.com/news/local/article_165e936f-0764-5304-bb12-179d72a3f5a5.htmlBLOGSNew Labels Could Make Finding Efficient Cars Easier. Looking forthe most efficient vehicle that meets you daily needs? Look forthe car that gets an ?A? for efficiency. Today, the EnvironmentalProtection Agency (EPA) and the National Highway Traffic SafetyAdministration (NHTSA) proposed new fuel economy labels for carsand light-trucks coming to showrooms. The new labels come on theheels of recently improved standards for fuel economy and globalwarming pollution finalized last April. Posted.http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/ltonachel/new_labels_could_make_finding.htmlCow Power Not Cutting It. Three years ago, KQED's QUEST visited aCentral Valley dairy that was taking an innovative approach toits waste problem. Instead of collecting thousands of pounds ofcow manure in open holding ponds, Joseph Gallo Farms uses it in arenewable energy technology known as a methane digester. Methanegas is a natural byproduct of cow digestion. It's produced asbacteria inside their stomaches break down food. That processcontinues on the back end (so to speak) as cow manure decomposes.Posted.http://blogs.kqed.org/climatewatch/2010/08/29/cow-power-not-cutting-it/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FClimateWatchBlog+%28KQED%27s+Climate+Watch+Blog%29&utm_content=Google+Reader
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Scholarships and Grants in Minnesota

At Augsburg College the top 30 in your class and on your ACT or SAT will get you at least three thousand dollars a year. This award can go as high as

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Scholarships and Grants in Alaska

The AlaskaAdvantage Grant is a need based program aimed at allowing all Alaskans the chance to get a college education. The grants range between five

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Parenting For College

Parenting For College - How to get them there

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Texas Child Support Calculator | Calculator Child Support Texas

A Texas child support calculator is not supplied by the courts service in Texas on their website which is unusual because most states provide free child support calculators. However you can access a Texas child support calculator at the end of this post which is a pdf document which will help you calculate your child ... Related posts:

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So You Think You Want a Divorce

Many people I work with tell me "I don't want to get divorced... I just want to get unmarried." They've done a lot of soul searching and know their marriage is over, but they don't want an ugly, expensive, drawn out divorce battle.

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Things Your Ex-Wife's New Spouse Can Do to Benefit You in Child Custody Modification

Just because your ex-wife gets remarried to what's-his-face and you don't necessarily care for him being around your child, doesn't necessarily mean that you can take your ex to court for a complete modification and change of child custody. But, there are some things that can happen that can involve your ex-wife's new spouse (or even live-in boyfriend) that can help you take charge in custody of your children and allow you to take the issue back to court due to a "substantial change in circumstances."

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Tips And Tools For The Safe Use Of Cell Phones For Children

Many parents struggle with the decision of whether or not to buy their child a cell phone. On one hand they don't want to spoil their child. After all, they didn't have a cell phone growing up! Well, the times have changed and it is time to reconsider.

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Tips For Co-Parenting After the Divorce

After dealing with all of the aspects of divorce, those involved typically get really fatigued. Typically, they forgot parenting, and that is the most important thing they should remember. After a divorce, its harder to be a parent,than when you were married. To focus on what is beneficial for your kids, you have to set aside your own problems at this immediate time.

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Washington Child Custody - Parenting Plan and Custody Agreement Guidelines and Procedures

Title 26 in the Washington State Revised Code outlines all of the laws and guidelines about child custody. In this section of domestic law, parents can find out needed information about parenting plans. The Washington Code requires that parents in Washington make a parenting plan, sometimes called a custody agreement, to govern their custody situation. This parenting plan must be accepted by the family court and is used until the child is an adult. Here are some suggestions from Title 26 to help Washington parents create their parenting plan and get it accepted by the court.

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You Miss Your Ex - 7 Strategies to Get Over Missing Your Ex

Do you miss your ex and do not know how to move forward? Are you having trouble getting them out of your mind, and find it hard to focus on anything else? It is not unusual to feel this way when you have just broken up with your ex, but there are ways to get over it and move on.

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Unmarried Mothers Rights | Unmarried Mothers Custody Rights

Unmarried mothers rights refer to the primary or natural custodial rights of children born when she is not married.? This legal right extends to the custody, care, and control over the child. An unmarried mother has rights that are superior to those of the father or any other person.? However these rights can be withdrawn ... Related posts:

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Tips For Protecting Your Kids During Custody Transitions

The family is currently changing with the children's custody being divided, and it is necessary that the children are properly transitioned for other arrangements. Divorce is especially difficult for children who cannot understand why their parents no longer live in the same home.

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What Does it Take to Help You Getting Back Together With Your Ex?

The question that you have to ask yourself now is does your attempts to get back together with your ex is one-sided or from both sides? If both of you have the desire, the capability of paying the price, readiness to put on some work, dedication and perseverance to go through this, then it well be a fairly good task. But if you are the only one who's trying to get back together then you are going to go through the way with a burden on your shoulders. You are not so sure to get there though.

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newsrel--ARB notify 2 million-dollar clean engine projects

Posted: 17 August 2010 11: 13: 22 Money drive advanced technology, a cleaner air port andrail communities. Air Resources Board of Directors recently developed clean-engine technologies thatreduce Sentry forming and diesel soot emissions fourprojects selection. ARB selected long beach Port, Port Los Angeles, theSacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District and theSouth Coast Air Quality Management District agency partnersfor awards. California luxury itself is one of the trailblazers high tech thefield, and these projects are no exception, said ARBChairman Mary d. Nichols. Testing of the latest technologies willmean inhabitants live near the railyards and ports may be to take advantage of the cleaner thebenefits of aircraft and demonstration projects to accelerate the generation of the least advanced technology vehicles thenext, equipment, devices on the open market oremission ARB's objective to improve the quality of life the. GovernorSchwarzenegger if funding of clean vehicles technologies bysigning AB 118 legislation in October 2007. Smog abatement, registration fees vehicleand shall pay such programs. The selected demonstration projects are: $ 1 million with the hybrid engine need to retrofit your technologyat long beach Port Tugboat; $ advanced technology locomotive engine upgradeswith soot traps at Port Los Angeles-346,178; $ locomotive engine for advanced technology upgradeswith soot within Sacramento Metropolitan Air trapping QualityManagement District, 502,865 and $ 150,957 for locomotive engine advanced technology upgradeswith soot traps South Coast Air Quality ManagementDistrict inside. Awardees are to cooperate in the ARB find newsolutions to improving air quality communities they, as well as provide the funds corresponding to the serveas projects. Thedemonstration projects run 30. June 2012. More detailed information on the financing plan is available athttp://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/aqip/fundplan/fundplan.htmemissions-diesel particulate matter are related to withcausing including premature death anda number of heart and lung health impacts of various diseases. For more information about advanced technology, demonstrationprojects for go to ARB's demonstration project website the Air resources Board is CaliforniaEnvironmental Protection Agency Department. ARB's mission is to promote the welfare of human health, andprotect and ecological resources to reduce pollutants at the same time RECOGNIZING THE througheffective andconsidering effects on the economy. ARB is placed under the supervision of the control to achieve the best California airpollution and maintainhealth based on without quality standards. ###
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newsrel--Fine particle air pollution responsible for premature deaths in California each year 9000

Posted: 31 August 2010, 15: 05: 03 ARB. upon hearing the report of the US EPA peer review research Release #: 10-48Date: 08/31/2010ARB PIO: (916) 322-2990CONTACTS: Dimitri Stanich916-322-2825 (c) (916) 716-8047dstanich @ arb.ca.govstanley Young916-322-1309 (c) (916) 956-9409syoung @ arb.ca.govfine particle size of the air pollution responsible for 9000 prematuredeaths in California each yearARB. upon hearing the report of the US EPA peer review studySACRAMENTO-about the coins of the people in the event of the death as a result of early California areestimated tofine particle size pollution exposure according to report annually to the California Air Resources Board granted. There is the issue of particulate pollution cause prematuredeaths Erikoismoottoreiden here today in California and nationwide said the President of ARB MaryNichols. This research is in addition proof that we are on the righttrack and ARB will continue to truckers and emissions from diesel engines for use in equipmentowners clean up our air quality, andprotect improve public health. ARB is committed to a reduction of thisstaggering statistic, because one of premature death is one of The ARB toomany. report and its methodology was based on recent scienceassessments, US EPA decision. These assessments as part of thenational wererequired without quality standards, as well as the fine particle matter or PM2, 5 of the Federal agency's review. Examination, as the case may be, as it is in the public process every five years, was completed by spring and peer reviews include federalClean Air Scientific Advisory Committee on the basis of this review. As the United States Environmental Protection Agency EPA concluded that the isa of the causal relationship between exposure to fine particle pollutionand premature death. The existence of a causal link indicates scientific certainty. This original US EPA review report was followed by the riskassessment highestlevel was released in June, which is estimated to have exposure to fine particulate matter prematuredeaths nationwide pollution. The US EPA and the Clean Air scientific advisory Committeeconsidered multiple peer review studies based on evidence and theestimates premature death were based on key national exposure to fine particle pollution studyof is associated with about 500, 000people and 116 of cities in the United States, Los Angeles and Fresno. ARB is using the same methodology and risk factors on the peer reviewedU. S. EPA report use and apply it to the entire State, drawingon California-specific information in the fine particulate matter monitoringstations 90 can be estimated to premature death, which may belinked pollution. assessment of the amount of ARB's report that the 9,200 deaths associated with fine particulate matter, Californiaare annualbasis pollution with 7,300 Statistical Division is as high as 11, 000premature deaths each year. California is monitoring the network nation in most extensiveparticulate. Fine particle pollution, less than 2.5 microns less than what the average-70 microns diameter is productof from various sources, including exhaust ofdiesel engines Very fine particulate matter pollution. particulate matter is especially dangerous sinceit ahuman hair burrows deep in the lungs, where it can enter into the heart-bloodstreamand harm and other bodies. Fine particulate matter pollutionposes particularly critical health danger for children, theelderly and human health problems. Even though it isrecognized PM 2.5 exposure is linked, the report will focus on cardiovasculardisease premature deaths and hospitalizations was increased by notestimate or other health effects. In the figure a very fine particulate matter pollution comparedto human hair the efforts of the fine particles of ARB. pollution reduction 70 Micrometer diameter are driven Erikoismoottoreiden necessary for the protection of public health and also federal clean airrequirements, which shall authorise the decisive measures to meet nationalclean air standards. Missing deadlines may result in a loss of federal transportation funds category and other federalsanctions. In 1998, the diesel exhaust particles in the ARB declared Toxic AirContaminant name required the Board to reduce takemeasures. Diesel risk reduction programwas established ARB in 2000. After this, ARB has given manyregulations reduce emissions, including their fromtrucks, construction, cargo handling equipment rail yards, portsand transit buses and trash, inter alia, the truck diesel. ARB has conducted extensive field work to the public through its website, TheTruck Stop (Diesel Hotline (866 6DIESEL) ensurecompanies and truck owners last year http://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/truckstop/truckstop.htm) and are aware of the available financialassistance. 2006 Voters approved a $ 1billion bond (b) proposal on the initiative of the transition to cleaner technologies andclean emission amounts up school buses, heavy trucks anddiesel devices. In addition, more than 140 million dollars each year through the Carl Moyer isavailable grants designated forearly or additional emission reductions. Is also a small costtruck loan program AB 118 help truckers access financingbefore regulatory deadlines. ARB report can be found on the athttp://www.arb.ca.gov/research/health/pm-mort/pm-report_2010.pdf. US EPA report can be found at: http://www.epa.gov/ttn/naaqs/standards/pm/data/pm_ra_final_june_2010.pdf.the Air resources Board is CaliforniaEnvironmental Protection Agency Department. ARB's mission is to promote the welfare of human health, andprotect and ecological resources to reduce pollutants at the same time RECOGNIZING THE througheffective andconsidering effects on the economy. ARB is placed under the supervision of the control to achieve the best California airpollution and maintainhealth based on without quality standards. ####
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newsrel-report signals a historic shift sprawl it more livable, sustainable communities

Posted in: 09 August 2010 14: 08: 04 SB 375 report proposes objectives to guide the improved design andpromote transport options. California Government today released preliminary AirResources report entry is designed to improve the implementation of the first law howcities majormilestone and regions in the design of the growth and development. The preliminary report (http://arb.ca.gov/cc/sb375/staffreport_sb375080910.pdf), SB 375 (Steinberg, 2008), in accordance with the objectives of greenhouse gas emissions in 2020 forreducing propose and to travel for passengers on the vehicle associatedwith 2035 state s eighteenMetropolitan design organisations, including the main four: Southern California, San Diego, the Bay Area and Sacramentoregion. Air Resources Board will consider its September session of the Board of Directors thesetargets hyväksymisestäEhdotetut objectives are designed to help coordinate the country plans to produce sustainable strategies for the development of forgrowth and cities and regions andtransportation nexttwenty over a period of five years. The aim is to persons to live near wherethey and play to reduce vehicle miles traveled and thegreenhouse from car emissions. These proposed objectives are ambitious, it is possible and very goodnews for Californians. Improved design means to cleaner air inour cities less time stuck in the car, and healthier communities, the President of ARB moresustainable said Mary d. Nichols. Cities wishing to develop these objectives is particularly useful when it comes to a variety of lively and healthy attractingthe development, sustainable communities that people want thatmeet plans. "Objectives has been to Develop a bottom-up process consistent feeds involvingstrong cities, municipalities and thepublic. This has been the public and collaborative process-theoutset and will continue to be so said the ARB ExecutiveOfficer James Goldstene. Cities are full partners in business and thisprocess, the law provides a complete flexibility to theindividual needs and requirements of each community report. work began as soon as September, of the other part, signed in BOM GovernorSchwarzenegger 2008. First-person stepwas 21 Advisory Committee experts torecommend methods used for determining targets. Following the formation of 13 public meetings gave their reports to the regional objectives AdvisoryCommittee ARB in September, 2009advising, inter alia, that the apercent objectives fall in gas emission of greenhouse gas emissions per capita fromtransportation. The proposed objectives were made over the last few elevenmonths and include ARB and design organizations, agencies theMetropolitan ultimatelyresponsible development of regional plans in close cooperation between THE SB 375. ARBstaff size of holding to be a public workshops in May and in July and ARB staff provided an update of the Government in June. ARB staffalso has participated in numerous working groups and meetings with publicstakeholders, and continuing to the transmission and exchange of information and data ofmodeling regional planners and ARBstaff. Several months, the amount of the proposed planningorganizations own aims ARB toconsider. As a result of these recommendations and good technical workbehind they form the basis of the proposals set out in the report thecurrent. This report is based on the pioneering efforts of citiesthroughout State audit trail and to develop a more livable communities standardfor said Nichols blazed a set. Workingtogether, ARB and all cities can benefit from these templates anddevelop will coordinate the growth, development and transportationplanning that will benefit families and business objectives to develop state. Modeling everyregion also reflect the changing housing market demographic in California baby boomers (young people andmany) are currently being phased out smaller batches and housing closer to city scenter multi-unit omakoti suburbanhomes shiftsand. The objectives of the four main regions as a result of the significant differences between regions and recognizethe need toaddress the specific needs and special requirements of each growth anddevelopment. The report sets out the objectives of the proposed reductions of greenhouse gas percapita 7-8% by the year 2020 andbetween 13 and 16% compared to 2005 levels in 2035. A separate approach has developed eight planningorganizations that make up the San Joaquín Valley to the reduction of 5% establishingplaceholder objectives towards capitaemissions in 2020 and 2035 10% reduction. The remaining six Metropolitan planning Targetsfor organizations theMonterey district, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Shasta and LakeTahoe regions reflect each region s plan 2020 and2035. Once objectives have been committed inside each planningregion cities work together the regional planning agency ondeveloping sustainable community strategy, which was described in wheregrowth and are, and how transportationsystem can support this growth in such a way that the region s targetscan can be achieved. Cities and municipalities maintained throughout localdecision and zoning authority. Regions which satisfy the conditions laid down in items receive incentives to facilitate access to federal funding for the formof and streamlined environmentalreview development projects. For more information about the SB 375 and view, report to go here: http://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/sb375/sb375.htm. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ The Air resources Board is CaliforniaEnvironmental Protection Agency Department. ARB's mission is to promote the welfare of human health, andprotect and ecological resources to reduce pollutants at the same time RECOGNIZING THE througheffective andconsidering effects on the economy. ARB monitors using all means at their disposal, in order to achieve the control airpollution in California and maintainhealth based on without quality standards.
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